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My favourite female singers with age and birthday (listed chronologic), place of birth (if known), short description (from Wikipedia) and picture (only included for the deceased ones).

(born before 1940)

† Bessie Smith (born April 15, 1894, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S., died September 26, 1937), sometimes referred to as "The Empress of the Blues," was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on subsequent jazz vocalists.
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† Marlene Dietrich (27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992, Berlin, Germany) was a German-born American actress and singer.Although she still made occasional films in the post-war years, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a successful show performer. In 1999 the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female star of all time.
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List starting on 23/05/12

王力宏 (27/04 to 07/06) (40 days)
태양 (07/06 to 11/06) (4 days)
Olly Murs (11/06 to 14/06) (3 days)
태양 (14/06 to 15/06) (1 day)
f(x) (15/06 to 20/06) (5 days)
Justin Bieber (20/06 to 24/06) (4 days)
Katy Perry (24/06 to 26/06) (2 days)
Justin Bieber (26/06 to 27/06) (1 day)
Katy Perry (27/06 to 28/06) (1 day)
Flo Rida (28/06 to 02/07) (4 days)
Justin Bieber (02/07 to 03/07) (1 day)
Maroon 5 (03/07 to 04/07) (1 day)
Marilyn Monroe (04/07 to 11/07) (7 days)
Blue (11/07 to 18/07) (7 days)
Bruno Mars (18/07 to 21/07) (3 days)
Thu Thủy (21/07 to 23/07) (2 days)
Bruno Mars (23/07 to 25/07) (2 days)
The Overtones (25/07 to 28/07) (3 days)
Jason Chen (28/07 to 31/07) (3 days)
2AM (31/07 to 05/08) (5 days)
fun. (05/08 to 09/08) (4 days)
Paul McCartney (09/08 to 10/08) (1 day)
Far East Movement(10/08 to 11/08) (1 day)
Paul McCartney (11/08 to 17/08) (6 days)
The Overtones (17/08 to 18/08) (1 day)
Boyzone(18/08 to 25/08) (7 days)
Beyoncé (25/08 to 28/08) (3 days)
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Starting on 22/05

Artists charting before this date will be estimated with a bias toward the lower rank.

Abbat (5)
Adam Lambert (3)
Adele (1)
After School (4)
Alicia Keys (1)
Amy Winehouse (1)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (3)
Andy Lau (1)
Andy Williams (1)
A Pink (8)
Aqua (1)
Aretha Franklin (5)
Ashlee Simpson (6)
Avril Lavigne (1)

B.A.P (5)
The Baseballs (1)
The Beach Boys (3)
The Beatles (1)
Beyoncé (3)
Boyzone (1)
Big Bang (1)
Black Eyed Peas (4)
Blue (1)
Boyce Avenue (7)
Brandon Flowers (1)
Breathe Owl Breathe (6)
Brown Eyed Girls (8)
Bruce Springsteen (6)
Bruno Mars (1)
BTOB (4)
B1A4 (1)
B2ST (3)

Carly Rae Jepsen (3)
Carpenters (1)
The Clash (5)
Cher (4)
Cheryl Cole (8)
Christina Aguilera (3)
Colbie Caillat (4)
Cyndi Lauper (6)
Cobra Starship (4)
Colby O'Donis (8)

Damian McGinty (1)
Daniel Bedingfield (6)
Daniel Powter (8)
David Guetta (3)
Death Cab for Cutie (1)
Del Shannon (3)
Dido (7)
Duffy (1)
Đàm Vĩnh Hưng (4)

Elvis Costello (2)
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Tunes invoking various shades of lady in the titles. Next week--Mary Lou Williams.

Swing Plus #195
3/6/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
http://www.kbrpradio.com

1-Aren’t Women Wonderful? – Sophie Tucker
2-I’m A Good, Good Woman – Una Mae Carlisle
3-Unlucky Woman – Linda Keene & Joe Marsala
4-Wise Woman Blues – Dinah Washington
5-A Woman Alone With The Blues – Anita O’Day
6-A Woman’s Intuition – Lee Wiley
7-What More Can A Woman Do? – Sarah Vaughan
8-Woman’s Trouble Blues – Bessie Smith
9-Lady Of Mystery – Teddy Wilson
10-Sophisticated Lady – Ben Webster
11-Sentimental Lady (from Blues In Orbit) – Duke Ellington
12-Mischievous Lady – Dexter Gordon
13-Sarcastic Lady – Don Byas, Eddie Heywood & Ray Nance
14-Lady In Lace – Milt Jackson & Count Basie
15-I’m Scared Of That Woman – Ruby Smith & Gene Sedric
16-Lady Ginger Snap – dud Bascomb & Paul Bascomb
17-A Woman Always Understands – Nat King Cole
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ESB Jazz Radio - New and upcoming releases - September 2011 from http://www.soundamus.net/

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Artist: Lee Ritenour
Album: Masterpieces-Best of the Grp Years (Jazz Club)
Release Date: 27 Jan 2012



Artist: Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson
Album: Step Into Our Life/Prime Time
Release Date: 28 Nov 2011



Artist: Kenny G
Album: Live: K2hd Mastering
Release Date: 15 Nov 2011



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Artist: Paul Anka
Album: Songs Of December
Release Date: 15 Nov 2011



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Artist: Tok Tok Tok
Album: Was Heisst Das Denn?
Release Date: 11 Nov 2011



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Artist: Al Di Meola
Album: Tour De Force-Live/Scenario
Release Date: 07 Nov 2011



Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Complete Masters 1935-55
Release Date: 07 Nov 2011



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Artist: Chick Corea + Stefano Bollani
Album: Orvieto
Release Date: 18 Oct 2011



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Artist: Lee Ritenour
Album: Masterpieces-Best of the Grp Years (Jazz Club)
Release Date: 14 Oct 2011



Artist: Deodato
Album: Original Album Classics
Release Date: 07 Oct 2011



Artist: Acoustic Alchemy
Album: Roseland
Release Date: 27 Sep 2011



Artist: Joey DeFrancesco
Album: 40
Release Date: 20 Sep 2011



Artist: Kenny Burrell
Album: Tenderly
Release Date: 20 Sep 2011



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Artist: George Benson
Album: Benson Burner
Release Date: 19 Sep 2011



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Artist: Miles Davis
Album: MILES DAVIS QUINTET - Live In Europe 1967 - Best Of The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
Release Date: 19 Sep 2011



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A minimally infantile two hour show.

Swing Plus #167
7/26/11 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
http://www.kbrpradio.com

1-Hello Baby – Wingy Manone
2-I’d Rather Call You Baby – Fats Waller
3-Baby (Is What He Calls Me) – Peggy Lee
4-Baby, Baby All the Time – Buddy Rich
5-Baby, Baby, Baby Blues – Gene Sedric
6-Pardon me Pretty Baby – Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti
7-Take Your Shoes Off, Baby – Artie Shaw
8-Give Me A Break, Baby – Bob Howard
9-Do Some War Work, Baby – Cootie Williams
10-Ten Days With Baby – Benny Goodman
11-Don’t Forget To Say No Baby – Hoagy Carmichael
12-Shoo Shoo Baby – Alice Babs
13-Long Time No See, Baby – Glenn Miller
14-My Funny Lookin’ Baby – Barney Bigard
15-Alibi Baby – Tommy Dorsey
16-Baby, You’re Just Too Darned Good – Louis Jordan
17-Hey Hey Hey Baby – Jack McVea
18-Baby’s Awake Now – Lee Wiley
19-You Was Right, Baby – Sam Donahue
20-Cause My Baby Say It’s So – Bunny Berigan
21-There Never Was A Baby – Ella Fitzgerald
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